2013 Paraguayan general election

General elections were held in Paraguay on 21 April 2013.[1] They resulted in a victory for the Colorado Party, which had ruled the country for 60 years before losing power in 2008. The presidential elections were won by the Colorado Party's Horacio Cartes, who defeated Efraín Alegre of the Paraguay Alegre alliance.[2] The Colorado Party also won the most seats in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies.

2013 Paraguayan general election

21 April 2013
Presidential election
 
Candidate Horacio Cartes Efraín Alegre Mario Ferreiro
Party Colorado PLRA Avanza País
Running mate Juan Afara Rafael Filizzola Cynthia Brizuela Speratti
Popular vote 1,104,169 889,451 141,716
Percentage 48.48% 39.05% 6.22%


President before election

Federico Franco
PLRA

Elected President

Horacio Cartes
Colorado

Parliamentary election

All 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
All 45 seats in the Senate
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Chamber of Deputies (41 seats for a majority)
Colorado Lilian Samaniego 40.99 44 +14
PLRA Ramón Gomez Verlangieri 29.25 27 0
UNACE Carmelo Banitez 6.58 2 -13
Guasú Front Fernando Lugo 5.46 1 New
PEN 4.84 2 +2
Avanza País Mario Ferreiro 3.78 2 New
PPQ Roberto Campos 2.84 1 -2
APC 0.70 1 New
Senate (23 seats needed for a majority)
Colorado 38.50 19 +4
PLRA 26.17 13 -1
Guasú Front 10.60 5 New
PDP 6.44 3 +2
Avanza País 5.21 2 New
UNACE 4.03 2 -7
PEN 3.49 1 +1

Background

Former President Lugo, impeached in June 2012

In the previous general elections in 2008 Fernando Lugo was elected President. However, he was controversially impeached and removed from office in a 48-hour period in June 2012, following an eviction at a farm that led to the death of six police and eleven farmers. Lugo was replaced by his vice-president Federico Franco. Following the impeachment, Paraguay was suspended from Mercosur and Unasur, who denounced the impeachment as a Congressional coup.[3]

Franco was barred from running for a full term in 2013. The Constitution of Paraguay does not allow a president to run for reelection, even if he serves a partial term.

Candidates

Eleven candidates contested the presidential election:[4]

Presidential candidate Vice-presidential candidate Party
Efraín AlegreRafael FilizzolaParaguay Alegre[a]
Ricardo AlmadaLibrada MartinezWhite Party
Eduardo ArceGloria BareiroWorkers' Party
Aníbal CarrilloRafael AguayoGuasú Front[b]
Miguel CarrizosaArsenio OcamposBeloved Fatherland Party
Horacio CartesJuan AfaraColorado Party
Roberto FerreiraLuis VallejosParaguayan Humanist Party
Mario FerreiroCynthia BrizuelaForward Country[c]
Atanasio GaleanoDigno ValdezPartido Patria Libre
Lino César Oviedo SánchezLuis VillamayorNational Union of Ethical Citizens
Lilian SotoMaguiorina BalbuenaKuña Pyrenda

Coalitions formed for the election included the:

c Forward Country (Avanza País), a centre-left alliance including, amongst others, the Revolutionary Febrerista Party and the Christian Democratic Party.

b Frente Guasú, a left-wing alliance including, amongst others, the Party for a Country of Solidarity and the Paraguayan Communist Party.

a Paraguay Alegre (lit. Happy Paraguay, alluding to their candidate's name), a centrist alliance including, amongst others, the Authentic Radical Liberal Party, the Democratic Progressive Party and the National Encounter Party.

On the night of 2 February 2013, Lino Oviedo Silva, the candidate of the right-wing National Union of Ethical Citizens, died in a helicopter accident near Puerto Antequera, in the Chaco region. His death was confirmed the following day, when the national police rescue team found the three burnt corpses of Oviedo, the plane's pilot, and a bodyguard. His candidacy was taken over by his nephew Lino Oviedo Sánchez.[5]

Campaign

Reporters without Borders said in April 2013 that "Paraguay continues to be a dangerous country for journalists, in part because of the links between politics and organized crime, which were widely criticized during the campaign." It noted that two television stations (the public TV Pública and private Canal 9 SNT) had refused to air a Frente Guasú campaign ad highlighting the role of candidates Cartes and Alegre in the impeachment of Fernando Lugo.[6]

During the campaign Cartes made homophobic statements, comparing homosexuals to monkeys and saying he would shoot himself in the testicles if his son turned out to be gay.[7]

Opinion polls

Agency/Source Date Horacio Cartes Efrain Alegre Mario Ferreiro Lino Oviedo Sánchez Aníbal Carrillo Miguel Carrizosa Lilian Soto Eduardo Arce None "Don't know"/No answer
Asisa 26 Feb 2013 29.3% 22.1% 19.8% 7.1% 3.2% 2.5% 1.6% - - 13.7%
Ati Snead 28 Feb 2013 36.7% 37.1% 5.6%  ? 2.8%  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
First 15 Mar 2013 37.3% 30.3% 9.5% 3.1% 1.9% 3.2% 0.7% 0.4% 0.4% 13.2%
GEO 15 Mar 2013 36.8% 35.6% 7.7% 6.8% 6.1% 1.0% 0.3% - 0.6% 5.1%
Grau 21 Mar 2013 42.7% 29.2% 9.6% 6.2% 2.7% 0.5% 0.2% - 1.1% 7.8%
First 4 Apr 2013 37.6% 31.7% 10.9% 7.1% 1.9% 3.0% 0.2% - 0.3% 7.3%
Taka 5 Apr 2013 41.7% 27.5% 12.1% 3.1% 2.9% 5.7% - - 1.2% 5.9%
Ati Snead 5 Apr 2013 36.4 37.9% 8.5% 4.0% 2.7% 3.0% - - - 6.0%
Grau 11 Apr 2013 45.3% 31.2% 8.6% 2.5% 2.9% 0.9% 0.1% - 2.2% 6.4%
GEO 11 Apr 2013 34.8% 36.7% 9.9% 1.6%  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? 8.9%

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Horacio CartesColorado Party1,104,16948.48
Efraín AlegreAuthentic Radical Liberal Party889,45139.05
Mario FerreiroAvanza País141,7166.22
Aníbal CarrilloGuasú Front79,5733.49
Miguel CarrizosaBeloved Fatherland Party27,0261.19
Lino César Oviedo SánchezNational Union of Ethical Citizens19,4160.85
Roberto FerreiraParaguayan Humanist Party4,2640.19
Lilian SotoKuña Pyrenda Movement3,9250.17
Eduardo ArceWorkers' Party3,0110.13
Ricardo AlmadaNational Christian Union2,7670.12
Atanasio GaleanoPartido Patria Libre2,4160.11
Total2,277,734100.00
Valid votes2,277,73494.53
Invalid/blank votes131,7035.47
Total votes2,409,437100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,516,27568.52
Source: Justicia Electoral

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Colorado Party865,20638.5019+4
Authentic Radical Liberal Party588,05426.1713–1
Guasú Front238,31310.605+4
Progressive Democratic Party144,6916.443+2
Avanza País117,0565.212+2
National Union of Ethical Citizens90,6404.032–7
National Encounter Party78,4603.491+1
Beloved Fatherland Party45,1682.010–4
Youth Party – Young Force28,1291.250New
Social Democrat Party7,7680.350New
Independent Constitutionalist Movement7,5090.330New
30 August Movement7,4600.330New
Kuña Pyrenda5,4160.240New
People in Action Movement3,6730.160New
United Democratic Movement for Victory3,6620.160New
Paraguayan Humanist Party3,4840.1600
Workers' Party2,8400.1300
Partido Patria Libre2,3220.100New
Participative Independent Democratic Movement2,0070.090New
National Christian Union1,9610.0900
Institutional Independent Movement1,9170.090New
Green Party1,5410.070New
Total2,247,277100.00450
Valid votes2,247,27793.36
Invalid/blank votes159,8896.64
Total votes2,407,166100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,516,27568.46
Source: Supreme Electoral Justice Tribunal of Paraguay

Elected Senators

Name Political Party Political Alliance
Adolfo Marcelino Ferreira SanabriaRevolutionary Febrerista PartyAvanza País
Arnaldo Euclides Giuzzio BenítezDemocratic Progressive PartyDemocratic Progressive Party
Arnoldo Wiens DurksenColorado PartyColorado Party
Blanca Beatriz Fonseca LegalAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Blanca Margarita Ovelar de DuarteColorado PartyColorado Party
Blas Antonio Llano RamosAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Carlos Alberto Amarilla CañeteAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Carlos Alberto Filizzola PallarésParty for a Country of SolidarityGuasú Front
Carlos Núñez AgüeroColorado PartyColorado Party
Derlis Ariel Alejandro Osorio NunesColorado PartyColorado Party
Desirée Graciela Masi JaraDemocratic Progressive PartyDemocratic Progressive Party
Eduardo Romalino Petta San MartínNational Encounter PartyNational Encounter Party
Emilia Patricia Alfaro de FrancoAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Enrique Fausto Bacchetta ChirianiColorado PartyColorado Party
Enzo Cardozo JiménezAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Esperanza Martínez de PortilloParty of Citizen ParticipationGuasú Front
Fernando Alberto Silva FacettiAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Fernando Armindo Lugo MéndezIndependentGuasú Front
Gustavo Javier Alfonso GonzálezColorado PartyColorado Party
Jorge Antonio Oviedo MattoNational Union of Ethical CitizensNational Union of Ethical Citizens
José Manuel Bóbeda MelgarejoNational Union of Ethical CitizensNational Union of Ethical Citizens
Juan Carlos Román Galaverna DelvalleColorado PartyColorado Party
Juan Darío Monges EspínolaColorado PartyColorado Party
Julio Antonio Quiñónez DaiubColorado PartyColorado Party
Julio César Ramón Franco GómezAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Julio César Velázquez TilleríaColorado PartyColorado Party
Lilian Graciela Samaniego GonzálezColorado PartyColorado Party
Luis Alberto Castiglioni SoriaColorado PartyColorado Party
Luis Alberto Cayetano Wagner LezcanoAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
María Blanca Lila Mignarro de GonzálezAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Mario Abdo BenítezColorado PartyColorado Party
Miguel Abdón Saguier CarmonaAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Miguel Ángel Ignacio López PeritoApril 20 MovementAvanza País
Mirta Leonor Gusinky de CubasColorado PartyColorado Party
Nelson Darío Aguinagalde GallinarColorado PartyColorado Party
Óscar Alberto González DaherColorado PartyColorado Party
Óscar Hugo Richer FlorentínPopular Socialist Convergence PartyGuasú Front
Óscar Rubén Salomón FernándezColorado PartyColorado Party
Pedro Arthuro Santa Cruz InsaurraldeDemocratic Progressive PartyDemocratic Progressive Party
Ramón Gómez VerlangieriAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Roberto Ramón Acevedo QuevedoAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Silvio Adalberto Ovelar BenítezColorado PartyColorado Party
Sixto Pereira GaleanoTekojoja People's PartyGuasú Front
Víctor Alcides Bogado GonzálezColorado PartyColorado Party
Zulma Ramona Gómez CáceresAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party

Source: Justicia Electoral

Chamber of Deputies

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Colorado Party919,62540.9944+14
Authentic Radical Liberal Party656,30129.25270
National Union of Ethical Citizens147,5346.582–13
Guasú Front122,4405.461+1
National Encounter Party108,6624.842+2
Avanza País84,8263.782+2
Beloved Fatherland Party63,6622.841–2
Progressive Democratic Party30,5791.360–1
Youth Party28,5431.270New
Chaqueña Passion Alliance15,6560.701
Civic Awakening Movement9,6610.430New
Kuña Pyrenda8,1530.360New
30 August Movement7,0800.320New
Social Democrat Party7,0620.310New
Independent Constitutionalist Movement5,0630.230New
Paraguayan Humanist Party4,2250.1900
People in Action Movement3,1070.140New
United Democratic Movement for Victory2,7020.120New
National Christian Union2,6770.1200
Citizens in Power Action Movement2,0170.090New
Participative Independent Democratic Movement1,9050.080New
Green Party1,8260.080New
Concertacion todos por Concepcion1,8220.080New
Partido Patria Libre1,6250.070New
Alianza Alto Paraguay Alegre1,5970.070New
Institutional Independent Movement1,5750.070New
Workers' Party1,3380.0600
Movimiento Propuesta por la Soberania Nacional7830.030New
Moviemiento para el Pueblo Encarnacion6560.030New
Liberal Party5790.030New
Another Paraguay Movement2510.010New
Workers' Regional Movement1890.010New
Total2,243,721100.00800
Valid votes2,243,72193.50
Invalid/blank votes155,9056.50
Total votes2,399,626100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,516,27568.24
Source: Supreme Electoral Justice Tribunal of Paraguay

Elected Deputies

Name Political Party Political Alliance Department
Agustín Amado Florentín CabralAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyCordillera
Alsimio Casco AyalaColorado PartyColorado PartyConcepción
Andrés Retamozo OrtizColorado PartyColorado PartyAlto Paraná
Antonio Gustavo CardozoAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAlto Paraná
Asa Javier González OrtizAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyMisiones
Atilio Penayo OrtegaColorado PartyColorado PartyCentral
Bernardo Villalba CardozoColorado PartyColorado PartyConcepción
Blanca Marina Vargas de CaballeroColorado PartyColorado PartyAlto Paraná
Carlos Alberto Núñez SalinasColorado PartyColorado PartyCentral
Carlos Antonio Portillo VerónAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAlto Paraná
Carlos Manuel Maggi RolónColorado PartyColorado PartySan Pedro
Celso Kennedy BogadoAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyCaaguazú
Celso Maldonado DuarteAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyCentral
Celso Troche ÁlvarezColorado PartyColorado PartyCaazapá
César Ariel Oviedo VerdúnNational Union of Ethical CitizensNational Union of Ethical CitizensCentral
Clemente Ramón Barrios MongesColorado PartyColorado PartyParaguarí
Concepción Quintana LópezColorado PartyColorado PartyAlto Paraná
Cornelius Sawatzky SawatzkyColorado PartyColorado PartyBoquerón
Cynthia Elizabeth Tarragó DíazColorado PartyColorado PartyDistrito Capital
Dany Edgar Xavier Durand EspínolaColorado PartyColorado PartyDistrito Capital
Del Pilar Eva Medina de ParedesColorado PartyColorado PartyCentral
Dionisio Oswaldo Amarilla GuirlandAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyCentral
Eber Osvaldo Ovelar BenítezColorado PartyColorado PartyCaaguazú
Edgar Acosta AlcarázAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyCentral
Edgar Isaac Ortiz RiverosAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyItapúa
Elio Cabral GonzálezColorado PartyColorado PartyAlto Paraná
Enrique Antonio Concepción Buzarquis CáceresAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyCaaguazú
Enrique Javier Pereira ThalmannColorado PartyColorado PartyCentral
Esmérita Sánchez de Da SilvaAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyCaaguazú
Eusebio Alvarenga MartínezAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyGuairá
Fabiola Elvira Oviedo MelgarejoNational Union of Ethical CitizensNational Union of Ethical CitizensDistrito Capital
Félix Fernando Ortellado ZorrillaColorado PartyColorado PartyGuairá
Freddy Tadeo D’Ecclesiis GiménezColorado PartyColorado PartySan Pedro
Héctor Lucio Lesme DelgadoAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyCentral
Hércules Pedro Lorenzo Alliana RodríguezColorado PartyColorado PartyÑeembucú
Horacio Víctor Carísimo OcampoAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyItapúa
Hugo Adalberto Velázquez MorenoColorado PartyColorado PartyCentral
Hugo Leandro Rubín GodoyNational Encounter PartyNational Encounter PartyCentral
Jorge Ignacio Baruja FernándezColorado PartyColorado PartyParaguarí
Jorge Ramón Ávalos MariñoAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyParaguarí
José Domingo Adorno MazacotteColorado PartyColorado PartyAlto Paraguay
José Gregorio Ledesma NarváezAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartySan Pedro
José María Ibáñez BenítezColorado PartyColorado PartyCentral
Juan Bartolomé Ramírez BrizuelaAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAmambay
Julio Enrique Mineur de WitteAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyChaqueña Passion AlliancePresidente Hayes
Juan Félix Bogado TatterAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyDistrito Capital
Julio Javier Ríos BogadoColorado PartyColorado PartyDistrito Capital
Karina Andrea Rodríguez CarámbulaMovement for Socialism PartyAvanza PaísDistrito Capital
Luis Alberto Larré del PuertoColorado PartyColorado PartyItapúa
Marcial Lezcano ParedesColorado PartyColorado PartyAmambay
María Cristina Villalba LópezColorado PartyColorado PartyCanindeyú
María Nimia Carísimo SosaAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyCentral
María Rocío Casco ArceMovement for Socialism PartyAvanza PaísCentral
Mario Duilio Casco GonzálezColorado PartyColorado PartyItapúa
Mario Walberto Soto EstigarribiaColorado PartyColorado PartyCaaguazú
Miguel Ángel del Puerto SilvaColorado PartyColorado PartyCaaguazú
Miguel Tadeo Rojas MezaColorado PartyColorado PartyCentral
Mirta Ramona Mendoza DíazAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyConcepción
Nazario Tomás Rojas SalvioniColorado PartyColorado PartyCordillera
Néstor Fabián Ferrer MirandaColorado PartyColorado PartyCentral
Olga Beatriz Ferreira de LópezBeloved Fatherland PartyBeloved Fatherland PartyDistrito Capital
Olimpio Rojas VillalbaAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyCaazapá
Óscar Luis Tuma BogadoColorado PartyColorado PartyDistrito Capital
Óscar Venancio Núñez GiménezColorado PartyColorado PartyPresidente Hayes
Pablino Acasio Rodríguez AriaColorado PartyColorado PartyMisiones
Pastor Alberto Vera BejaranoAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartySan Pedro
Pedro David Britos EspínolaColorado PartyColorado PartyGuairá
Pedro Milciades Duré ArgüelloAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyCordillera
Perla Teresa Beatriz Acosta de VázquezColorado PartyColorado PartySan Pedro
Purificación Morel AlfonsoColorado PartyColorado PartyCanindeyú
Ramón Duarte JiménezPopular Unity PartyGuasú FrontItapúa
Ramón Romero RoaColorado PartyColorado PartyAlto Paraná
Ricardo González EscobarNational Encounter PartyNational Encounter PartyCentral
Salustiano Salinas MontaníaAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyCentral
Sergio Roberto Rojas SosaAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyCentral
Tomás Fidelino Rivas BenítezColorado PartyColorado PartyParaguarí
Víctor Luis González SegoviaColorado PartyColorado PartyCordillera
Víctor Óscar González DrakefordAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAlto Paraná
Víctor Ríos OjedaAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyÑeembucú
Walter Enrique Harms CéspedesColorado PartyColorado PartyItapúa

Source: Justicia Electoral

Reactions

The defeated candidate Alegre conceded to Cartes a short time after preliminary results were announced.[8] Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner congratulated the Paraguayan people, describing the election as "exemplary" and announced her endorsement of a re-admission of the country to the Mercosur community.[9] José Mujica, the president of Uruguay, congratulated Cartes as well and invited him to the Mercosur summit that is to take place in his country in June.[10] The European Union's high representative for foreign affairs, Catherine Ashton lauded the high turn-out, orderly and calm conduct of the election.[11] Among the first felicitators was also Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.[12]

References

  1. "Election for Presidency of Paraguay". IFES Election Guide.
  2. Horacio Cartes wins Paraguay presidential election BBC News, 22 April 2013
  3. Paraguay holds key presidential election BBC News, 21 April 2013
  4. Candidatures 2013 General Elections
  5. Lino Oviedo Sanchez visita Luque Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine Unace
  6. Campaign marred by censorship, post-election reprisals feared Archived 2016-03-19 at the Wayback Machine Reporters without Borders, 18 April 2013
  7. Romero, Simon (April 16, 2013). "Candidate Disparages Gays in Paraguay, Stirring Dispute". The New York Times.
  8. Horacio Cartes wins Paraguay presidential election, BBC News, 22 April 2013
  9. Quigley, John; Bain, Ben (22 April 2013), "Paraguay Elects Tobacco Executive Horacio Cartes as President", Bloomberg Businessweek, archived from the original on June 28, 2013
  10. Cristina Fernandez and Mujica tell Cartes, Mercosur 'is waiting for the return of Paraguay', MercoPress, 22 April 2013
  11. "Ashton felicita a Cartes e insta a impulsar los intercambios entre Paraguay y la UE", Universo canario, 22 April 2013, archived from the original on 3 March 2016, retrieved 22 April 2013
  12. "Maduro felicita a Cartes por la victoria", ABC Color, 22 April 2013
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